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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2015–2019

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Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council, 2015–2019

Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council who served in the 56th Parliament were elected at the 2011 and 2015 elections. As members serve eight-year terms, half of the Council was elected in 2011 and did not face re-election in 2015, and the members elected in 2015 will not face re-election until 2023.[1][2] The President was Don Harwin until 30 January 2017 and then John Ajaka.[3]

Name Party End term Years in office
John Ajaka   Liberal 2023 2007–2021
Lou Amato   Liberal 2023 2015–2023
Jan Barham[d]   Greens 2019 2011–2017
Niall Blair   National 2019 2011–2019
Robert Borsak   Shooters and Fishers 2023 2010–present
Robert Brown   Shooters and Fishers 2019 2006–2019
Jeremy Buckingham[i]   Greens / Independent 2019 2011–2019, 2023–present
David Clarke   Liberal 2019 2003–2019
Rick Colless   National 2019 2000–2019
Sophie Cotsis[c]   Labor 2023 2010–2016
Catherine Cusack   Liberal 2019 2003–2022
Greg Donnelly   Labor 2019 2005–present
Cate Faehrmann[h]   Greens 2023 2010–2013, 2018–present
Wes Fang[f]   National 2019 2017–present
Scott Farlow   Liberal 2023 2015-2023, 2023–present
Mehreen Faruqi[h]   Greens 2023 2013–2018
Justin Field[b]   Greens 2023 2016-2023
Ben Franklin[j]   National 2023 2015–2019, 2019–present
Mike Gallacher[e]   Liberal / Independent 2019 1996–2017
Duncan Gay[f]   National 2019 1988–2017
John Graham[c]   Labor 2023 2016–present
Paul Green   Christian Democrats 2019 2011–2019
Don Harwin   Liberal 2023 1999–2022
Courtney Houssos   Labor 2023 2015–present
John Kaye[b]   Greens 2023 2007–2016
Trevor Khan   National 2023 2007–2022
Scot MacDonald   Liberal 2019 2011–2019
Natasha Maclaren-Jones   Liberal 2019 2011-2023, 2023–present
Shayne Mallard   Liberal 2023 2015–2023
Taylor Martin[e]   Liberal 2019 2017–present
Matthew Mason-Cox   Liberal 2023 2006–2023
Sarah Mitchell   National 2019 2011–present
Daniel Mookhey[a]   Labor 2019 2015–present
Shaoquett Moselmane   Labor 2023 2009–2023
Fred Nile   Christian Democrats 2023 1981–2004, 2004–present
Greg Pearce[g]   Liberal 2019 2000–2017
Mark Pearson   Animal Justice 2023 2015–2023
Peter Phelps   Liberal 2019 2011–2019
Peter Primrose   Labor 2019 1996–present
Adam Searle   Labor 2023 2011–2023
Walt Secord   Labor 2023 2011–2023
Penny Sharpe[a]   Labor 2019 2005–2015, 2015–present
David Shoebridge   Greens 2019 2010–2022
Bronnie Taylor   National 2023 2015–present
Mick Veitch   Labor 2023 2007–2023
Lynda Voltz[j]   Labor 2023 2007–2019
Dawn Walker[d]   Greens 2019 2017–2019
Natalie Ward[g]   Liberal 2019 2017–present
Ernest Wong   Labor 2019 2013–2019
  1. ^ a b c On 6 May 2015, Daniel Mookhey was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Steve Whan's resignation during the last parliament. On the same day, Penny Sharpe was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by her own resignation under similar circumstances.
  2. ^ a b c On 2 May 2016, Greens MLC John Kaye died. Justin Field was appointed to fill the resulting casual vacancy on 23 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c On 16 September 2016, Labor MLC Sophie Cotsis resigned in order to contest the Canterbury by-election. John Graham was appointed to fill the resulting casual vacancy on 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b c On 13 February 2017, Greens MLC Jan Barham resigned. Dawn Walker was appointed to fill the resulting casual vacancy on 22 February 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Mike Gallacher had resigned from the Liberals in 2014 and sat as an Independent. On 6 April 2017 Gallacher resigned from parliament. Liberal Taylor Martin was appointed to fill the resulting casual vacancy on 3 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b c On 31 July 2017, National MLC Duncan Gay resigned. Wes Fang was appointed to fill the resulting casual vacancy on 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ a b c On 15 November 2017, Liberal MLC Greg Pearce resigned. Natalie Ward was appointed to fill the resulting casual vacancy on 16 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b c On 14 August 2018, Greens MLC Mehreen Faruqi resigned. Cate Faehrmann was appointed to fill the resulting casual vacancy on 15 August 2018
  9. ^ a b Jeremy Buckingham resigned from the Greens to sit as an independent on 20 December 2018.
  10. ^ a b c Labor MLC Lynda Voltz and Nationals MLC Ben Franklin resigned to run for the Legislative Assembly.
  11. ^ The changes to the composition of the council, in chronological order, were Mookhey appointed,[a] Kaye died,[b] Cotsis resigned,[c] Barham resigned,[d] Gallacher resigned,[e] Gay resigned,[f] Pearce resigned,[g] Faruqi resigned,[h] Buckingham resigned,[i] and Voltz and Franklin resigned.[j]

References

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  1. ^ "Former members of the New South Wales Parliament". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 3 Members of the Legislative Council" (PDF). New South Wales Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Part Ten - Officers of Parliament" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2020.[k]